The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-23


chasing Freeman's Grove and fitting
it up as a pleasure. ground was firsi
broached, the REGISTER urged il
strongly and pointed out the many
ways in which it would be of great ad.
vantage to the town. By virtue of the
lease of the Grove by McCOok Post, we
have been able to witness practical
ILLUSTRATION Of the benefit that would
result from having it open to
the public, and it has been shown that
the REGISTER did not Overstate the
matter in the least. The gatherings
that have been held in that Grove
during the past three months have
done more to advertise lola favorably
not only abroad, but at home also,
than all other things together in the
past three years. First, was the
Fourth of July celebration which
brought thousands of people here from
all parts of the county, and furnishes
An item for the Associated Press.
Then came the Eastern Star picnic
which gave another item to all the
daily papers in Kansas and Missouri.
This was followed by the Camp Meet
ing with its G.. A. r. Day, again
bringing people here, not only from
all parts of this county but from adj
Joining counties, and giving an item to
the Associated Press. And last
week We had the Fair, a report Of
which appeared in all of the daily pa
pers and which on account of its unique
features, was also noted by nearly all
the weekly papers in the State. And
as we have stated, in addition to ad-
vertising Us abroad, these gatherings
have added greatly to the popularity
Of our town in our own county. 1t is
common thing now to see men doing
business with our merchants who
three months ago, were scarcely if
ever seen here. The reason of this is
simple. They were first attracted
here by some public meeting held at
the Grove. There they came in con-
tact with our business men and found
them cordial and generous. They
found the town as town, hOspitable
and free hearted, not cold-blooded and
selfish as prejudIced persons had
| tried to make them believe. They
found that in every line of trade our
city offered equal and often superior
inducements over any of the neigh
boring towns. The result is that they
now come here regularly and do all
their trading here. After these posi-
tive demonstrations of the vast benefit
accruing to our city by having these
grounds open to the public there
should no longer be any hesitation in
securing control of them. We trust
that another effort will be made to
form an organization for the pur-
chase of the Grove SO that before the
G. A. r. lease expires it may be an
nounced that it will still be used for
public purposes.
On Tuesday DR.. Hendricks was sum.
moned to meet the afternoon passenger
train on the Wichita road to attend to
the wants of three men who had been
injured in an accident between Yates |
Center and Toronto. The names of the |
men were John Williams, Chas. Bur-
ger and VIM. LETTERS. The doctor
found the latter to have sustained
fracture of one of the bones of the right
leg. below the knee. Burger had a
wrist dislocated and one of the bones
Of his hand broken, while Williams
had his face badly bruised and cut.
Besides these particular injuries all of
them were badly shaken up. DR..
Hendricks made them As comfortable
as possible until Wednesday afternoon
when he took them to the hospital at
Sedalia. From a workmOn who came
in with the injured men We learned
that the accident occurred at a siding
between Yates Center and Toronto
about noon on Tuesday. The engineer
had switched two cars onto the side
track, and in backing up to couple on
to his train, came with such force that
a fiat car on which the gang of work.
men were sitting was broken in two in
the middle and the men thrown
violently to the ground.
Mr.. J. H. Fisher, formerly of lola,
and Miss Ef1ie Jllett, of Marmaton
township. were married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents at 1870, a.
M, on Wednesday, September 81,
Rev. J. T.. Brant, of FIT. Scott, officia-
DR.. J. S. LaFary attended from here,
and from the last named we learn that
the occasion was a most enjoyable one.
4 number of the friends of both groom
and bride were present, the ceremony
was conducted in an impressive man
ner and the gifts were numerous and
elegant. After partaking of a rich
collation. the bridal party were driven
to Moran where they took the train
for trip of three or four weeks that
will include visit to Niagara Falls, to
Mr.. Fishers old home in Pennsylvania
and to Washington. Both bride and
groom are we'll known in lola and
both have many friends and admirers
whose best wishes will follow them.
Farmers from wooison. Wilson, Allen and
Neosho counties tell us they can obtain better
prices for their products, and buygoods cheap
er In Chanute than at any other point In the
fsur counties .-ChcRuts Blade
All, indeed? We happen to know
of one farmer who brought load of
cabbage 70 lola and sold it to Mr. Klau-
mann after having tried in vain to get
a satisfactory price for il both at Cha
mute snd Humboldt. And he didn't
bring it here and sell it at any price
rather than haul it back home, either.
He met Mr.. X. in Humboldt, found
what ne would pay for it and then
brought it here. (Chanute and Hum
boldt papers please copy.)
Two or three wagon loads and bus
loads of Humboldt citizens came up
Monday morning to attend the trial of
the young men arrested for disturbing
a temperance meeting held week ago
in the Humboldt park. There
were seven arrests altogether but
when the offenders appeared before
Judge Walters four of them concluded
to plead guilty, after which the case
against the other three was dismissed.
The four who plead guilty were Eli.
Sharp, Dan Bali, II. Zwunziger and
Gus. Lassman. They were fined
S25, SIS, S. and S and
costs, the costs amounting in all to